let up

英 [ˈlet ʌp]

美 [ˈlet ʌp]

（指持续的令人不快的过程）停止，缓和，减弱

柯林斯词典

• See also:The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night...The rain had let up.let-up

英英释义

verb

• reduce pressure or intensity
  1. he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
  Synonym:ease upease off
• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:abateslack offslackdie away

双语例句

• I wish he would let up teasing me.
  我希望他停止笑我。
• Though Sybbis complained bitterly, Mama would not let up on her
  尽管西比斯大发牢骚，但妈妈不会放她一马。
• We mustn't let up now.
  我们现在可不能放松啊。
• He never let up on this main hobby of planting trees.
  他的主要嗜好是种树，这一兴趣从未中断。
• We will not stop or let up till Tunis has been captured.
  不攻占突尼斯城我们决不停止也决不松劲。
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• There were some moves to let up on this curfew a little bit.
  采取了一些措施以缓和宵禁的紧张气氛。
• We can't let up on our efforts to compete with other more successful firms.
  在同其他那些更兴隆的公司竞争中，我们丝毫松懈不得。
• You're much too strict, why don't you let up on him?
  你太严格了，你为什么不能对他宽松一点？
• The rain finally let up to reveal blue skies.
  雨终于停歇了，展显出蓝色的天空。